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India vs Afghanistan Highlights, 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: India Lose 1-2 vs Afghanistan Despite Sunil Chhetri's Goal
India vs Afghanistan Highlights, 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: India lose 1-2 against Afghanistan in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier which was also Sunil Chhetri's 150th international match.
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- Updated:March 26, 2024 09:09 pm IST
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India vs Afghanistan Highlights, 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers© AIFF
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, 2026 FIFA World Cup Highlights: India lose 1-2 against Afghanistan in the FIFA World Cup qualifier in Guwahati. Sunil Chhetri scored a penalty on his 150th international appearance to hand India the lead in the first half. However, Rahmat Akbari scored the equaliser and Sharif Mukhammad capitalised on a mistake from Gurpreet Singh Sandhu to clinch the victory for Afghanistan.
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- 21:03 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: India defeated!Sunil Chhetri in tears as India lose the match 1-2 despite taking the lead. The skipper could not have done more and in his absence, the team ended up conceding twice. A big loss for the team and more importantly, head coach Igor Stimac.
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- 20:44 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: Tough period of playIndia are constantly trying to find a space in the opponent box but the compact defense from Afghanistan has been quite impressive. A couple of threatening crosses but except from a wayward header from Manvir, not much to show for the hosts.
- 20:38 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: What a save!Skandari received the ball in midfield and following a solid run, he took a brilliant long-range shot. However, Gurpreet was wary of the danger and a brilliant diving save made sure that the score remained 1-1. What a match this is turning out to be!
- 20:33 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: AFG make it 1-1Rahmat Akbari scores the equaliser and Afghanistan have made it 1-1. A huge defensive error from India and incidentally, it came just minutes after Sunil Chhetri was substituted by head coach Igor Stimac. Tough time ahead of the hosts.
- 20:27 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: Big chance for AfghanistanA good shot from Afghanistan and probably the best chance of the game for the visitors but it was not on target. It sailed way above the goal and relief for India. The past five minutes have seen a lot of attack from Afghanistan and India need to find their rhythm once again.
- 20:05 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: Time for second halfTime for the second half. Advantage India as of now but it takes a few seconds for the situation of any match to completely change. Sunil Chhetri will be looking for more goals while the rest of the team will have to provide proper support.
- 19:53 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: First half doneIt is half-time and advantage India. Cometh the hour, cometh the man - A line apt for Sunil Chhetri. 150th appearance for the national side and he did not fail to score from the spot. A shaky show from India but the goal will be a massive boost.
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- 19:23 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: Testing timesAfghanistan are not going to be completely defensive in this game and they found themselves in a good position in front of the Indian goal. A solid long-range effort but it was thankfully blocked by Anwar Ali and the rebound was wasted by the opposition.
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- 19:05 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: India eye strong startAn early intent from India and the ball found Sunil Chhetri in an absolutely brilliant position but the veteran striker was just offside. Afghanistan also tried to create a couple of attacks but right now, the game is mostly being played in the midfield.
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- 18:45 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: Other goal threatAll eyes will certainly be on Sunil Chhetri who will be playing his 150th match but the other major goal threat for India will be Manvir Singh. Considered by many as the favourite to succeed Chhetri as the main striker, Manvir has shown glimpses of genius in the past and a good performance will further strengthen his case.
- 18:38 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: Tricky opponentAfghanistan have been a tricky opposition for India in the past few years as was evident in their previous meeting. Afghanistan mainly depend on their compact defense in order to keep the Indian wingers at bay and that can once again be their strategy.
- 18:26 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: Felicitation ceremonyThe AIFF announced that they will felicitate Sunil Chhetri on the sidelines of the match against Afghanistan in Guwahati. "In many football fans' eyes, Chhetri is almost the synonym of the Indian men's national team. He is a fabulous footballer, a cool captain, and a star striker." "The All India Football Federation is proud to felicitate him on his 150th international match. We sincerely hope Chhetri will continue to serve Indian football in the same breath in the future," AIFF acting secretary general M Satyanarayan said.
- 18:15 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: Massive recordSunil Chhetri will become the 40th footballer in the world to play 150 or more international matches in the list led by Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (205). Chhetri first donned the senior national jersey on June 12, 2005, in a friendly match against Pakistan in Quetta.
- 18:12 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: India playing XI
𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) March 26, 2024
Subhasish Bose, Liston Colaco and Brandon Fernandes makes their way into the XI as Igor Stimac makes changes to his side for #INDAFG.#FIFAWorldCup #AsianQualifiers#BlueTigers#IndianFootballpic.twitter.com/TRCYNauwe8 - 18:06 (IST)
- 17:59 (IST)India vs Afghanistan Live: Hello and welcomeWelcome to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier between India and Afghanistan. The previous match between these two sides ended in a goalless draw. However, with the home advantage on their side, India will certainly have the advantage this time round.
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